Space News Update - January 7 th, In the News Story 1: Story 1: Approaching Comet May Outshine the Moon Story 2: Story 2: Scientists losing hope of reviving French telescope Story 3: Story 3: Curiosity Touches Mars at Yellowknife Bay and Drives to Snake River for Drilling Departments The Night Sky ISS Sighting Opportunities NASA-TV Highlights Space Calendar Food for Thought Space Image of the Week

Approaching Comet May Outshine the Moon Story Link

Scientists losing hope of reviving French telescope Artist's concept of CoRoT-7b, the first rocky exoplanet discovered by CoRoT. Credit: ESO/L. Calcada Artist's concept of the CoRoT satellite. Credit: CNES

Curiosity Touches Mars at Yellowknife Bay and Drives to Snake River for Drilling ‘Snake River’ sinuous Rock Feature Viewed by Curiosity Mars Rover on Jan

The Night Sky Monday, January 7 · As dawn begins to brighten on Tuesday morning, spot the waning crescent Moon in the southeast. Below it is Antares, a summer-evening star just beginning its months-long trek backward through the night. Much farther lower left of the Moon, Venus rises. Higher in the south are Saturn and, two fists to Saturn's right, Spica. Tuesday, January 8 · Jupiter's moon Io crosses Jupiter's face from 8:03 to 10:13 p.m. EST, followed by Io's tiny black shadow from 8:55 to 11:06 p.m. EST. Jupiter's Great Red Spot transits the planet's central meridian around 2:02 a.m. Wednesday morning EST. For all of Jupiter's satellite events and Great Red Spot transit times, good worldwide, get our new JupiterMoons app.JupiterMoons app · As dawn brightens early Wednesday morning, find the waning crescent Moon low in the southeast. Look to its right by roughly a fist-width at arm's length for Antares, as shown above, and well to its lower left for Venus rising. Wednesday, January 9 · As dawn brightens Thursday morning, Venus shines near the hairline crescent Moon very low in the southeast, as shown above. Look well to their upper right for twinkly, fire-colored Antares. Thursday, January 10 · Andromeda contains many more deep-sky sights than just the Andromeda Galaxy. From a carbon star to a cluster by the head of the Golf Putter, take a tour with Sue French's Deep-Sky Wonders column and chart in the January Sky & Telescope, page 60.January Sky & Telescope Friday, January 11 · In early evening at this time of year, the Great Square of Pegasus balances on one corner high in the west. The vast Andromeda-Pegasus constellation complex runs all the way from near the zenith (Andromeda's foot) down through the Great Square (Pegasus's body) to low in the west (Pegasus's nose). · New Moon (exact at 2:44 p.m. EST) Image Sky & Telescope

ISS Sighting Opportunities Sighting information for other cities can be found at NASA’s Satellite Sighting InformationSatellite Sighting Information ISS For Denver: LOCALDURATION MAXELEVAPPROACHDEPARTURE DATE/TIME(MIN)(DEG)(DEG-DIR)(DEG-DIR) Mon Jan 07/06:54 AM11710 above S17 above SSE Tue Jan 08/06:06 AM< above SSE 10 above SSE Wed Jan 09/06:50 AM65810 above SW 10 above ENE Thu Jan 10/06:00 AM above SSW 29 above ESE Fri Jan 11/05:11 AM21611 above SSE16 above ESE Fri Jan 11/06:46 AM65010 above WSW10 above NE

NASA-TV Highlights (all times Eastern Daylight Time) January 9, Wednesday 12:05 p.m. - ISS Mission Control Console Interview with the Digital Learning Network - JSC (All Channels) January 10, Thursday 12:15 p.m. - ISS Expedition 34 In-Flight Event for the Canadian Space Agency for Canadian Media - JSC (Public and Media Channels) January 11, Friday 9:45 a.m. - ISS Expedition 34 In-Flight Educational Event with Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Ky. - JSC (All Channels) Watch NASA TV online by going to the NASA websiteNASA website

Space Calendar JPL Space Calendar Jan 07 - [ Jan 01] Comet 274P/Tombaugh-Tenagra Closest Approach To Earth (1.494 AU)Comet 274P/Tombaugh-Tenagra Closest Approach To Earth Jan 07 - Asteroid 2002 AY1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.038 AU)Asteroid 2002 AY1Near-Earth Flyby Jan 07 - Asteroid 2012 XZ132 Near-Earth Flyby (0.052 AU)Asteroid 2012 XZ132Near-Earth Flyby Jan 07 - Asteroid 2005 DD Near-Earth Flyby (0.100 AU)Asteroid 2005 DDNear-Earth Flyby Jan 07 - Asteroid 6471 Collins Closest Approach To Earth (1.179 AU)Asteroid 6471 Collins Jan 07 - Asteroid 3498 Belton Closest Approach To Earth (1.228 AU)Asteroid 3498 Belton Jan 07 - Asteroid 4122 Ferrari Closest Approach To Earth (1.614 AU)Asteroid 4122 Ferrari Jan st AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Grapevine, Texas51st AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Jan IAU Symposium 296: Supernova Environmental Impacts, Calcutta, IndiaIAU Symposium 296: Supernova Environmental Impacts Jan 08 - Comet C/2011 F1 (LINEAR) Perihelion (1.819 AU)Comet C/2011 F1 (LINEAR)Perihelion Jan 08 - Comet C/2012 A1 (PANSTARRS) Closest Approach To Earth (6.902 AU)Comet C/2012 A1 (PANSTARRS)Closest Approach To Earth Jan 08 - Asteroid Malinafrank Closest Approach To Earth (1.608 AU)Asteroid Malinafrank Jan 08 - Asteroid Humptydumpty Closest Approach To Earth (1.737 AU)Asteroid Humptydumpty Jan th Anniversary (1973), Luna 21 Launch (USSR Moon Lander/Rover)Luna 21 Jan 08 - Sir Frank Dyson's 145th Birthday (1868)Sir Frank Dyson's Jan 09 - Asteroid Apophis Near-Earth Flyby (0.097 AU)Asteroid ApophisNear-Earth Flyby Jan 09 - Asteroid 4763 Ride Closest Approach To Earth (1.626 AU)Asteroid 4763 Ride Jan 09 - Asteroid 9969 Braille Closest Approach To Earth (1.854 AU)Asteroid 9969 BrailleClosest Approach To Earth Jan 10 - [ Jan 04] Asteroid 2012 YJ7 Near-Earth Flyby (0.050 AU)Asteroid 2012 YJ7Near-Earth Flyby Jan 10 - Asteroid Cuba Closest Approach To Earth (2.685 AU)Asteroid Cuba Jan 11 - Asteroid Richardnorton Closest Approach To Earth (1.418 AU)Asteroid Richardnorton Jan 11 - Asteroid 1777 Gehrels Closest Approach To Earth (1.593 AU)Asteroid 1777 Gehrels Jan 11 - Asteroid Kimclijsters Closest Approach To Earth (2.794 AU)Asteroid Kimclijsters

Food for Thought WMAP Team Releases Final Results, Based on Nine Years of Observations Story Link

Space Image of the Week Stunning View from Orbit: Dramatic Volcanoes at Dawn Volcanoes of Kamchatka, Russia at dawn, as seen from the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/CSA/Chris Hadfield